Back to collectionA New Patch, and a Choice to Separate Playtest Feedback from Market Fear
Background: Review of the internal league is still underway, and the studio is preparing for players to try a new patch. Today: BTC touched a low of 51,000, the fear index rose in the group, and the studio released a new patch. Impact and next: The patch gave players a version they could actually try.
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Background: Review of the internal league is still underway, and the studio is preparing for players to try a new patch. As a long-standing community member, the Night Watchman sees people in the group worrying about BTC while also rushing to judge whether the game has improved. With the two anxieties tangled together, it is hard to say what the specific problem is.
Today: BTC touched a low of 51,000, the fear index rose in the group, and the studio released a new patch. The Night Watchman made no promises about its effect. Instead, he proposed keeping market talk separate from playtest feedback: those who wanted to discuss price could do so, while those willing to play could try a match on the updated version and say where they still hesitated.
Impact and next: The patch gave players a version they could actually try. The Night Watchman’s choice also gave the studio a chance to hear concrete observations about matches, rather than only broad complaints mixed with market anxiety. What the patch improved, and whether players would welcome it, still depended on playtest feedback; BTC’s direction remained uncertain.